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A New Spot In An Old Spot
During this group ride at one of our local favorite spots, we took the opportunity to explore a part of the park area that we hadn’t ever ridden before.
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Pallet Hero!
Since it was such a beautiful day (and I’m on vacation), I figured a trials ride on some pallets in the front yard was in order. I started out trying to do a few basics, then figured it was probably a good idea to practice my nemesis: rollups onto tall Read more
Competitions
2022 Northeast Bike Trials Comp & Clinic
Concept | Highlights | Results | Sponsors & Coaches | Videos The Concept Instead of hosting a traditional trials competition this fall, Tony came up with the idea of hosting a two-day competition and clinic. The first day riders would ride the sections twice, with expert/pro riders providing coaching during Read more
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What do you do when there’s only two?
Somehow everyone except Jim and I were busy this past Thursday for the weekly group ride. So it was just the two of us. Reminds me of a song… It’s interesting to watch the way different trials riders attack a given line. Each rider has their own strengths, weaknesses, styles, Read more
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Attacking Trees? Bigfoot? Beer Time!
This was a relatively short and chill group ride. We sessioned several features at one of the two ‘trialsy’ areas at the beginning of the trail at Haley Farm. This ride was and the end of June, when I finally started ramping up my trials riding again, following many months Read more
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A Fresh Grind & New Brake Make the Difference
This week there were only three of us this week: Jim, Ryan, and me. We chose to ride Glacial Park this week – this time without all the rain and slop. After many months of procrastination, I finally gave my rim a fresh grind and swapped the loathsome Echo TR Read more
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Tony Keeps Falling Off His Trials Bike
On a sweltering, muggy, but breezy day in June, we gathered at Colonel Ledyard Park for another group ride. This was a fairly popular location for our group rides this summer… and it’s the location for Day 1 of our upcoming fall competition and clinic. Failing, falling down, going over Read more
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Narragansett Group Ride (End of Summer)
Surprisingly, this week’s ride on the Narragansett, RI coastal ledge had a small turnout, but was a good time nonetheless. It was pretty cool to see everyone pushing themselves to ride some pretty cool lines. Unfortunately, we only rode here once all year. Last year we rode there twice (June Read more
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Going Manual! Group Ride at UCONN Avery Point
This week we went back again to ride the UCONN Avery Point campus, only this time it was sunny, with no rain or heavy wind. Ronny made the trip down again to join us later in the ride. During this ride, Ryan did a bunch of manuals (more than normal) Read more
How To
How to Replace Pistons and Seals in Echo TR Hydraulic Disc Brake Calipers
About This Tutorial After dealing with leaking Echo TR disc brakes a couple years ago, I decided to rebuild my calipers by replacing the pistons, piston seals, and bore cap seal. I am totally not mechanically inclined, so it was a small win for me that I was able to Read more